>>6341625When you arrived at Saturn Apartments fresh from your shopping trip, there was Garrett again, who invited the two of you to join his table. Giddy and ecstatic from the events of the day, you quickly accepted.
Though many of the crowd's faces have become a blur in your recollection, you distinctly remember the feeling of being surrounded by a power and dynamism that would be unrecognizable to anyone back in Iscthymia. So many different people and races, with so many scars, and stories that would surely make your hairs stand on end... yet all seemingly united in a moment of abandon, an armistice where professional rivalries and even deeper grudges are put on hold. Perhaps, in a profession as dangerous as bounty-hunting, there's a prevailing feeling that life is too short not to share a drink with someone...
"The exterminator, in the flesh!" Garrett gestures to you as he sits, and you remain standing, unsure of how to proceed. You wish he'd stop using that nickname, which seems at least partially-condescending. There are many people you don't know swirling about the spot, but two individuals are sat at the table.
The first is a wyverian man, looking to be around Garrett's age, but much broader, and rugged-looking. A pair of heavy oxen horns the color of obsidian stick out of the sides of his head. At least, they look heavy. You briefly wonder what it's like to walk around with those things all day. Does he ever get caught in doorways?
"This is Dzokko. Our muscle, and also our cook," Garrett motions to him. He is indeed wearing a grease-stained apron, and has just set down a gigantic plate of grilled meats on the table.
"Whaddaya mean <span class="mu-i">your</span> cook? I made these all for myself--," He interrupts himself to swat a wandering hand drifting towards a cut of beef, but this is clearly a joke. Then again, you suspect he'd be entirely capable of putting away the whole plate by himself. He looks like someone you wouldn't want to mess with, but his demeanor isn't particularly intimidating. You get the feeling that he's more responsible than Garrett, which has sort of forced him into a caretaker role. Then again, you wouldn't want to get on his bad side...
